Understand how world actually works

12:08 AM,
Mar. 22, 2014

Mark Murowany

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Mark A. Murowany

At the time of this column, Crimea - Ukrainian territory - has been taken over by Russia. This represents a challenge to the post- 1991 order in Europe.

We have assumed wrongly that Europe shared memories of terrible losses from two World Wars. We, (Europe and the United States) are, however, blinded by our own hubris in believing in a post-modern society. President Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and many European leaders have framed this crisis in that foreign policy worldview. Russian President Vladimir Putin, however, does not take that worldview. He and Russia are not the same type ...